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FinalFinal lineupsAL East

Boston Red Sox 1, Toronto Blue Jays 2

Final Score and Game Recap

Final score, pitching lines and standings context.

7:07 PM ET · Rogers CentreStats updated Aug 10, 6:45 PM ETFinal lineups locked
T-Score56
Boston Red Sox
85–74 · 3rd AL East · T-Score 56
1
1–2
FINAL
Toronto Blue Jays
77–82 · 5th AL East · T-Score 44
2
T-Score44
FINAL

Matchup at a glance

PitcherStat calculation
CategoryComparisonWhy
Starting pitcherSoxBoston has the stronger starting-pitcher profile: Gray leads in P-Score, WHIP and FIP.
Offense vs handEvenBoth offenses perform near the same level against the opposing starter's handedness.
LineupJaysToronto's official lineup includes 5 left-handed bats against the opposing starter.
BullpenSoxBoston owns a 3.40 bullpen ERA this season, compared with Toronto's 3.99.
Recent formSoxBoston has been the better recent team, at 8–2 over the last 10.

Starting pitchers

BOS
Sonny Gray RHP
Sonny Gray
Boston Red Sox
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
2.72
16th
WHIP
1.15
51st
K/9
7.93
120th
BB/9
2.45
48th
P-Score67i
FIP
3.50
HR/9
0.85
41st
OPS/R
0.686
IP
169.0
2026 ERA splits
Home ERA2.91
Road ERA2.74
Last 5 starts
ERA
3.30
QUALITY
START %
60%
(3 of 5)
DAYS
REST
5
TOR
Jameson Taillon RHP
Jameson Taillon
Toronto Blue Jays
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
5.65
194th
WHIP
1.36
139th
K/9
7.95
119th
BB/9
3.35
130th
P-Score34i
FIP
6.60
HR/9
2.83
224th
OPS/R
0.814
IP
86.0
2026 ERA splits
Home ERA4.22
Road ERA7.06
Last 5 starts
ERA
7.61
QUALITY
START %
20%
(1 of 5)
DAYS
REST
5
How the starters differ
·Gray owns the lower FIP, 3.50 to 6.60.
·Gray allows fewer baserunners, with a 1.15 WHIP compared with 1.36.
·Gray allows the lower home-run rate: 0.85 vs 2.83 per nine.
·Gray has produced a quality start in 60% of outings versus 20%.
Advanced starter metricsERA−, FIP, WAR, career vs opponent
MetricGrayTaillonNote
ERA−66137Park- and league-adjusted; 100 is average.
FIP3.506.60
WAR3.2-1.0Season value.

How the lineups match the starters' pitch mix

Pitch data coverage: partial. Usage and velocity only.

Gray arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Sinker22%92.0
Sweeper20%84.8
Cutter19%88.3
Four-seam17%91.5
Curveball16%79.6
Changeup6%86.2
Slow Curve0%74.1
Taillon arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Four-seam27%91.8
Cutter19%86.3
Sweeper16%80.2
Changeup16%84.5
Curveball11%79.1
Sinker10%91.9
Slider1%82.8

Team OPS vs opposing starter's hand

Sox vs RHP (Jameson Taillon)
20th
in MLB
0.712OPS
.600.700.800.9001.000
Jays vs RHP (Sonny Gray)
23rd
in MLB
0.708OPS
.600.700.800.9001.000

Lineups

Final lineupsOrder from the stored snapshot; treat as unofficial until the card is filed.Full lineup page
Boston Red SoxOfficial lineupvs RHP Jameson Taillon
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs RHPVs Taillon (BvP)
1Nick SogardS2B56.7355.708No MLB historyNo history
2Ceddanne RafaelaRCF57.76016.743No MLB historyNo history
3Wilyer AbreuLRF77.78124.744No MLB historyNo history
4Willson ContrerasR1B83.90527.878No MLB historyNo history
5Masataka YoshidaLDH55.7465.743No MLB historyNo history
6Caleb DurbinR3B54.71713.723No MLB historyNo history
7Jarren DuranLLF53.62920.629No MLB historyNo history
8Anthony SeiglerS2B52.7273.784No MLB historyNo history
9Connor WongRC38.6564.624No MLB historyNo history
1Nick Sogard 2B · S.258 / .735 · 5 HRvs hand .708 · No MLB history · No history56H-Score2Ceddanne Rafaela CF · R.282 / .760 · 16 HRvs hand .743 · No MLB history · No history57H-Score3Wilyer Abreu RF · L.251 / .781 · 24 HRvs hand .744 · No MLB history · No history77H-Score4Willson Contreras 1B · R.276 / .905 · 27 HRvs hand .878 · No MLB history · No history83H-Score5Masataka Yoshida DH · L.274 / .746 · 5 HRvs hand .743 · No MLB history · No history55H-Score6Caleb Durbin 3B · R.250 / .717 · 13 HRvs hand .723 · No MLB history · No history54H-Score7Jarren Duran LF · L.208 / .629 · 20 HRvs hand .629 · No MLB history · No history53H-Score8Anthony Seigler 2B · S.247 / .727 · 3 HRvs hand .784 · No MLB history · No history52H-Score9Connor Wong C · R.234 / .656 · 4 HRvs hand .624 · No MLB history · No history38H-Score
Toronto Blue JaysOfficial lineupvs RHP Sonny Gray
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs RHPVs Gray (BvP)
1Nathan LukesLRF51.71010.745No MLB historyNo history
2Brett BatemanLCF50.8072.897No MLB historyNo history
3Vladimir Guerrero Jr.R1B66.6959.654No MLB historyNo history
4George SpringerRDH65.73015.759No MLB historyNo history
5Jesús SánchezLDH55.7128.781No MLB historyNo history
6Andrés GiménezLSS43.6509.660No MLB historyNo history
7Charles McAdooR2B—.6342.583No MLB historyNo history
8Josh SmithL2B40.6176.614No MLB historyNo history
9Brandon ValenzuelaSC51.6708.702No MLB historyNo history
1Nathan Lukes RF · L.276 / .710 · 10 HRvs hand .745 · No MLB history · No history51H-Score2Brett Bateman CF · L.320 / .807 · 2 HRvs hand .897 · No MLB history · No history50H-Score3Vladimir Guerrero Jr. 1B · R.263 / .695 · 9 HRvs hand .654 · No MLB history · No history66H-Score4George Springer DH · R.251 / .730 · 15 HRvs hand .759 · No MLB history · No history65H-Score5Jesús Sánchez DH · L.254 / .712 · 8 HRvs hand .781 · No MLB history · No history55H-Score6Andrés Giménez SS · L.245 / .650 · 9 HRvs hand .660 · No MLB history · No history43H-Score7Charles McAdoo 2B · R.242 / .634 · 2 HRvs hand .583 · No MLB history · No history—H-Score8Josh Smith 2B · L.205 / .617 · 6 HRvs hand .614 · No MLB history · No history40H-Score9Brandon Valenzuela C · S.224 / .670 · 8 HRvs hand .702 · No MLB history · No history51H-Score

Team comparison

OffenseBOSBOS·TORTOR
AVG.246 13th.248 8th
OPS.718 16th.692 27th
Home runs162 24th150 30th
Runs681 22nd636 30th
OBP.319 11th.310 27th
SLG.399 18th.382 26th
PitchingBOSBOS·TORTOR
1stMLB rank30th
ERA3.55vs3.92
BOSTOR
WHIP1.23vs1.30
BOSTOR
K/98.8vs8.8
BOSTOR
HR Allowed151vs165
BOSTOR
BullpenBOSBOS·TORTOR
1stMLB rank30th
Bullpen ERA3.40vs3.99
no league rank
Saves45vs51
BOSTOR
ResultsBOSBOS·TORTOR
+29610th
Run differential
+18323rd
85–74 Record77–82
8–2 Last 106–4
Last 10 games
Boston Red Sox (8–2)
L
L
W
W
W
W
W
W
W
W
Toronto Blue Jays (6–4)
L
W
W
L
W
L
W
L
W
W
2026 head-to-head
Season Series
5—8
13 Games Played

Frequently asked

Who is starting for the Sox?+
Sonny Gray (2.78 ERA, 14–2) is listed as the starter.
Who is starting for the Jays?+
Jameson Taillon (5.96 ERA, 2–6) is listed as the starter.
What time does the game start?+
7:07 PM ET at Rogers Centre.
Where is the game being played?+
Rogers Centre, home of the Toronto Blue Jays.
Are the lineups confirmed?+
Not as official league cards. The orders shown are the current projected or last-posted lineups.
How have the Sox and Jays performed head-to-head?+
Season series: Jays 8–5 this season.
How do the starters compare on P-Score?+
Sonny Gray is at 67; Jameson Taillon is at 34. P-Score is PitcherStat's 0–100 season index for qualified starters.